Call to name and shame legal high traders

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Communities should name, shame and boycott businesses that prey
on young people with unethical marketing of legal highs, United
Future leader Peter Dunne says.

Dunne says consumer power is an appropriate response to the
likes of a
Hawke's Bay dairy selling a legal high and lollies together and
he is encouraging customers to get their bread and milk
elsewhere.

"It is not illegal, but it is clearly a low-life and
unprincipled way to go about your business and it is preying on
your own community," said Dunne.

"In six months this will be sorted with law that will make the
industry prove its products are safe before they can be sold, and
will put restrictions on how and where they can be sold.

"Personally, I would not want to give a cent to such a business
and I think that kind of consumer power is a legitimate response to
unethical trading - particularly when it is exploiting young
people," he said.

"If you do not like that kind of behaviour from a business, then
don't give them your money."

Dunne says such businesses are driven by profit and he is urging
people to "hit them where it hurts".

"Let them know that you do not want them to operate in that way
in your community."

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Dunne said the
temporary class drug notices brought in 18 months ago had taken
more than 30 substances and more than 50 products off the market
but they are playing catch-up until the permanent law comes in.